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caesura

This specific event, the caesura from Malaysia,

—p.252 Singapore (245) by Vijay Prashad
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abjure

challenged the new states to abjure the divisive techniques of colonial administrators as well as transform cultural differences from a liability to an asset

—p.217 New Delhi (207) by Vijay Prashad
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vitiate

By making alliances with the old social classes and adopting the colonial bureaucratic structure, the new nations essentially vitiated the Third World agenda.

—p.203 Arusha (191) by Vijay Prashad
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chary

The two major companies, U.S.­ based Standard oil and British-based Mexican Eagle, were chary about the nationalist noises from Mexico City.

i always think "chary" just means "wary" and i guess it's not too far off

—p.179 Caracas (176) by Vijay Prashad
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traduce

they had to be deposed by an alternative ruler or else a constitutional movement from below that traduced the posture of the Pentagon's modernization attempts.

—p.142 La Paz (134) by Vijay Prashad
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